The President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposes eliminating all funding for Job Corps—a devastating move that would shut down the nation’s most effective career training program for underserved youth. Defunding Job Corps will eliminate all U.S. Forest Service Civilian Conservation Centers, removing a pipeline of well-trained candidates for battling wildfires and stewarding our public lands.

CCC employees have already received notice their centers may be shut down within the next few weeks - even before Congress approves any budgetary changes. We must contact Congress immediately to ensure the CCC's remain open and are fully funded in FY26.